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Associations of moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior with depressive and anxiety symptoms in self-isolating people during the COVID-19 pandemic : a cross-sectional survey in Brazil

  • Felipe B. Schuch
  • , Rugero A. Bulzing
  • , Jacob Meyer
  • , Davy Vancampfort
  • , Joseph Firth
  • , Brendon Stubbs
  • , Igor Grabovac
  • , Peter Willeit
  • , Vagner Deuel O. Tavares
  • , Vitor C. Calegaro
  • , Jeroen Deenik
  • , Guillermo F. López-Sánchez
  • , Nicola Veronese
  • , Cristina M. Caperchione
  • , Kabir P. Sadarangani
  • , Mohammad Abufaraj
  • , Mark A. Tully
  • , Lee Smith

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Abstract

This is a cross-sectional study evaluating the associations of self-reported moderate to vigorous physical activity, and sedentary behavior with depressive, anxiety, and co-occurring depressive and anxiety symptoms (D&A) in self-isolating Brazilians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were collected using the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories (BDI and BAI). Among the 937 participants (females=72.3%), those performing ≥30 min/day of moderate to vigorous or ≥15 min/day of vigorous physical activity had lower odds of prevalent depressive, anxiety, and co-occurring D&A symptoms. Those spending ≥10 h/day sedentary were more likely to have depressive symptoms.
Original languageEnglish
Article number113339
Number of pages4
JournalPsychiatry Research
Volume292
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2020

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Keywords

  • COVID, 19 (disease)
  • depression
  • exercise
  • sedentary behavior

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